Li Chenzhou had barely finished speaking when he spat out a mouthful of blood!
"Chenzhou!"
Zhao Shirong cried out and immediately rushed over, throwing her arms around Li Chenzhou without a second thought.
Li Chenzhou waved a hand, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said with exhilaration,
"It's been so long since I've felt this good. This medicine works incredibly well!"
Zhao Shirong was so overjoyed that she wept. She said "good" several times, then turned to Wang Yue, unable even to find the words to thank him.
Wang Yue had no interest in listening to the two of them fawn over each other. Calmly, he said,
"I improved this Detox Pill using medicinal ingredients from the imperial palace. Just one pill was enough to cure your poison.
"But you don't look well. Years of taking poison have badly damaged your health, and you probably have only about ten years left to live."
After taking the medicine, Li Chenzhou was delighted. He bowed to Wang Yue.
"Many thanks, Imperial Advisor!"
"I'll use these ten years to help Daxi reclaim its lost territory!"
"Then take good care of yourself."
Wang Yue waved a hand, gave the horse a firm slap on the rump, and galloped away on the Blood-Sweating Horse he'd led out of the imperial stables!
Only after Wang Yue had disappeared from view did Zhao Shirong sigh and say,
"The Imperial Advisor truly is an extraordinary man. What kind of woman could make him willing to step down into the mortal world?"
When Li Chenzhou heard the first half of what Zhao Shirong said, he had been about to praise the several policies Wang Yue had introduced, all of which were excellent for strengthening the nation and improving the people's lives. He hadn't expected Zhao